Beginning of the End

To -day we headed back to San Jose, the beginning of the end of our holiday and the start of the return journey.  We had a leisurely breakfast and chatted to 2 sisters from Norfolk who were in a group of about 20 organised by Ramblers UK.

  We are back in the Don Carlos Hotel after a 3 hour journey from Manuel Antonio, and, since lunch, have shopped for coffee and souvenirs. Hard work walking the streets of the capital. We got our coffee in the Central Market, some souvenirs in the Artisan Market and the rest in the hotel shop as we ran out of cash. The hotel is as nice as we remembered although we have a smaller room. Still, we will only be in bed a few hours as we have a 4 am pickup. Here are a few pics taken inside the hotel as we sup our pre-dinner drinks.

The last picture is of a decorated ox cart wheel which is over 150 years old. Some of these wheels have been made into beautiful tables which are over 3 ft in diameter.  Nice hotel full of art and sculptures.